The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-23
Indications of Increasing Bitterness Be.
tween Germans and Russians.
The Gar Actively at Work Fortifying the
Western Frontier, While Germany Is TAX
ing Equal Precautions-CableN Notes.
WAITING FOR BALFOUR.

The Embarrassing Position of the Conserva-
tives--Plenty of Remedies Suggested.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Oct 22-Until Mr.. Baifour, in con-
junction with the new Under Secretary. Sir Jo-
seph West Ridgeway, formally reports upon the
condition of Ireland and gives definite idea of
the situation. recommending at the same time
some decisive measures which he can guarantee
that the Dublin executive will be able to ac-
complish the Ministry will not consent to ven-
ture any new developments of the governments
coercion policy. Meanwhile the Balfour regime
remains in a state of paralysis. and the leaguers
are jubilant over the Chief Secretarys appare Mt
perpexity. Mr. Bafour's arrival in Dublin,
week ago, was hailed with joy by
the Conservatives promising that
it would be Immediately followed by swift
and unhesitatine suppression of the National
League and the National press the extinction of
league meetings, and the remorseless punish
mont of offenders under the emergency clause
of the crimes act; but since day after day has
elapsed without producing the all-effective coup
the Tories were awaiting the suspicion mas en-
tered their mind that either Mr.. Balfour is I'M
able to cope with the situation coercion is a
final and absolute failure. Perhaps they would
do we'll to accept both theories unqualifedly
true, but it will require much larger experience
of the uselessness In trying to crush the Ma
tionalists before the government will openly con-
fess it's defeat, though there isn't the slight
est doubt that every member OF the
Ministry has confessed it to himself. There are
indications, however, that a section of the min
isterialists are ready and anxious to resort to
more severe measures Of suppression than
contemplated by anything that is contained in
the crimes act, and probably nothing short of
martial law throughout all Ireland, except a
small portion of Ulster, would satisfy these ex-
tremists. Indeed the proclamation of martial
law throughout Ireland is seriously advocated as
absolutely necessary to enable the Dublin execu-
tive to get the upper hand of tho league and its
followers, while another section of the party,
having the courage Of their convictions.
clamoring for clearing out of the
Irish executive department.. root and branch,
and thorough reform of the Dublin Castle sys-
tenn, which has at last been discovered by hith-
erto purblnd Tories to be utterly demoralized
and corrupt and wholly incapable. and a demand
will be made upon the Cabinet that they bs
swept entirely away. This conflict of cries with
in the Conservative party, of which dismiss
Ba!four," establish martial law" abolish the
Castle system" ETC., are specimens discloses the
existence of a mass of perplexities for the gov
eminent which its worst enemies could scarcely
have imagined it could have become involved in
within short time. through the operation
of its fatuous crimes act and while the mem bers
patiently await some new inspiration from Mr..
Balfour their position rapidly goes from bad TO
worse.